Despite growing up in the technological age, I'm still a novice with my video camera. I'd like to blame 3 years of usage on this continent as the problem, but that would be a lie. Either way, here's my first video on how to make a jellaba button. Fatima, the woman whose hands are shown here, is one of the ladies who makes buttons for the Marche Maroc jewelry. She had a welder grind up a nail, which she used to hold the plastic inner tube.
In this culture, one learns by watching. It took me at least 4 demonstrations before I was kind of able to make my first bead. Thank Allah Fatima was so patient. However, I am an excellent shopper. So, mom, look forward to arts and crafts projects with +5,000 beads to choose from!
Soooo....my internet is too slow to load a video. Here are some photos instead:
(Fatima teaching her daughter how to make a button)
(Osama, Fatima's son, and our adorable distraction during the whole process)
(After observing, I finally had a hands-on opportunity)
like the pix - and yes, what an adorable distraction! glad you finally got your chance to do some hands on work, and looking forward to our chance ;)
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